We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Delaware Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
36,370 92.44% $82,872 H-1B
2,656 6.75% $81,026 PERM
173 0.44% $30,076 H-2A
147 0.37% $90,493 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Delaware has seen a total of 39,346 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Delaware is the H-1B visa with 36,370 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.44% of Delaware's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,656 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.75% of Delaware's total visas.

Top Occupations in Delaware (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lawyers 30 $105,796 88.24%
Psychiatrists 29 $140,421 85.29%
Database Architects 25 $95,928 78.13%
Surgeons 25 $186,335 78.13%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 24 $53,401 80.00%
Sales Engineers 24 $95,183 82.76%
Speech-Language Pathologists 23 $69,930 82.14%
Biological Scientists, All Other 23 $67,740 88.46%
Economists 22 $79,490 88.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $77,729 88.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coaches and Scouts 2 $27,920 33.33%
Managers, All Other 2 $139,734 33.33%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 2 $32,448 33.33%
Financial Examiners 2 $83,866 33.33%
Materials Scientists 2 $72,717 33.33%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $86,173 33.33%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $113,828 33.33%
Bartenders 2 $19,136 33.33%
Lodging Managers 2 $81,286 33.33%
Environmental Engineers 2 $84,251 33.33%
Delaware Employees Over Time
Delaware has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,711 employees were hired. Delaware peaked in 2018 with 3,459 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 452 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Delaware From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 996 $100,673 45.11%
Haiti 145 $20,065 36.80%
China 141 $75,859 47.16%
Mexico 106 $22,552 57.61%
Vietnam 55 $21,021 44.35%
Canada 39 $103,511 54.17%
Mongolia 29 $27,221 46.03%
South Korea 25 $26,580 51.02%
Pakistan 21 $103,145 45.65%
Philippines 15 $45,021 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arthritis Osteoporosis Llc 2 $152,045 100.00%
Vettery Inc 2 $161,346 100.00%
Nephrology Consultants Pa 2 $178,610 100.00%
Apogee Medical Group New York Pc 2 $155,397 100.00%
Citigroup Management Corp 2 $167,524 100.00%
Arthritis Osteoporosis Center Llc 2 $178,750 100.00%
Mcdermott Will Emery Llp 2 $179,587 100.00%
Internal Medicine Of Dover Pa 2 $190,445 100.00%
Infectious Disease Consultants Pa 2 $197,974 100.00%
First State Infectious Diseases Llc 2 $204,298 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Delaware Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Delaware to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Delaware over all years is $82,872. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.